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Beck - Necessary Evil
This song has a lot of slide guitar parts that I'll let someone else tab out. If you want the bare minimum 
chord progression here it is.
EThink I'm brain dead waiting the Drain out 
In this Amakeshift mountain Ehome 
With my aErms crossed, my Dbare bones 
AMaking the most of meager Emeans 
BNecessary Aevil one more Etime 
BNecessary Aevil, starting to wonder what happens Enow? D  A  
What happens EnowD? A  
EIf you're stranded out on a Dwarpath
There's no Ascapegoat for to ride you Ehome
When you're Edrifting over the Dlandmines
You keep Adrifting 'til kingdom-Ecome
BNecessary Aevil, starting to Ewonder
BNecessary Aevil, starting to wonder what happens nEow? D  A  
What happens noEw? D  A  
What happens noEw?D  A  

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Necessary Evil

by Beck

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Beck - Necessary Evil

This song has a lot of slide guitar parts that I'll let someone else tab out. If you want the bare minimum

chord progression here it is.

E D

Think I'm brain dead waiting the rain out

A E

In this makeshift mountain home

E D

With my arms crossed, my bare bones

A E

Making the most of meager means

B A E

Necessary evil one more time

B A E D A

Necessary evil, starting to wonder what happens now?

E D A

What happens now?

E D

If you're stranded out on a warpath

A E

There's no scapegoat for to ride you home

E D

When you're drifting over the landmines

A E

You keep drifting 'til kingdom-come

B A E

Necessary evil, starting to wonder

B A E D A

Necessary evil, starting to wonder what happens now?

E D A

What happens now?

E D A

What happens now?

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